Unlock external SD card write permission for all Apps in Android Lollipop / Kitkat

As we all know Google has changed their App install policies and write permissions for external SD card in Android 4.4 Kitkat and Android Lollipop 5.1 / 5.0. So here the simple and easy trick which will let users to Unlock external microSD card for writing all the all from Google Play Store. This process requires the Phone to be rooted in order to unlock the memory Card write permission for all the Application.

First of all make sure your android smartphone is rooted, the trick / solution will not work without rooting your phone. You should be Super user in order to make changes to system files in Linux operating system. Other thing you need is Root Manager Application, you can install it from Play store or any third party source. If possible you should backup your full ROM in-case any problem occurred, although it will work create any problem.

Unlock external SD card write permission for all Apps in Android Lollipop Kitkat

Unlock SD-card write / access permission for all Apps in Android

To gain external SDcard acees and write permission in Android Kitkat and Lollipop, do the following:

  1. Launch your favorite file manager, like Root Explorer
  2. Navigate to /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml  (Do remember to  backup “platform.xml” in safer place)
  3. Open Platform.xml by long pressing on it and then selecting EDIT
  4. Find android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE and android.permission.WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE lines
  5. Add the below Highlighted code line or Simply make WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE and WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE blocks look exactly the same and then save the file.

<permission name=”android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE” >
<group gid=”sdcard_r” />
<group gid=”sdcard_rw” />
<group gid=”media_rw” />
</permission>
<permission name=”android.permission.WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE” >
<group gid=”sdcard_rw” />
<group gid=”media_rw” />
</permission>

The solution will work on Allview, Amoi, Archos, AT&T, BenQ, Bird, BLU, Casio, Celkon, Dell, Ericsson, Fujitsu,  Siemens, Gigabyte, Haier, HTC, i-mate, Icemobile, iNQ,  HP, Huawei, i-mobile, Innostream, Jolla, Kyocera, Lenovo, Maxon, Myphone, BQ, Star mobile, Cherry Mobile, TCL, THL, Meizu, Microsoft, Mitsubishi, Motorola, NEC, NIU, Mitac, Modu, MWg, Neonode, Nokia, O2, Oppo, Palm, Pantech, Philips, Amazon, Apple, Asus, Benefon, BenQ-Siemens, BlackBerry, Bosch, Cat, OBI, LETV, Elephone, Nvidia, OnePlus, Orange, Panasonic, Parla, Plum, Prestigio, Sagem, Sendo, Posh, Qtek, Samsung, Sewon, Siemens, Sony, Spice, Tel.Me., Thuraya, Unnecto, verykool, VK,  Mobile, Wiko, XCute, XOLO, Yota, ZTE,  Alcatel , Sharp, Sonim, Sony Ericsson, Karbonn, Lava, LG, Maxwest, Micromax, Pepsi, iBerry Auxus, Acer, Alcatel, MChea, Emporia, Eten, Garmin-Asus, Gionee, T-Mobile, Telit, Toshiba, Vertu, vivo, Vodafone, WND, Xiaomi, Yezz, YU yureka ,Chinese phones Nokia, and other rooted android mobile phone.

Now reboot the phone and now you can install apps to external micro SD card without any error or problem. In the above code gained read and Write (rw) permission for installing media Applications on the SD card. If you are unable to Edit, long press on the file, touch on “Properties” then touch on “Permissions Change” and  Check the “Other” in Read only.

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